The 2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 20, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway a 2.5 miles (4.02 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a hard-charging Joey Logano to earn his 5th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Logano of Team Penske and Kasey Kahne of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Eric McClureJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet05John Wes Townley (i)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota14Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Stanton Barrett Rick Ware RacingDodge16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord17Jeff GreenRick Ware RacingChevrolet18Bobby Labonte (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord24Matt Tifft (i)JGL RacingToyota25Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsDodge42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota46Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet48Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord85Bobby GerhartGerhart RacingChevrolet87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet92Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet93Scott Lagasse Jr.RSS RacingChevrolet97Harrison RhodesObaika RacingChevrolet98Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord99Chris Fontaine (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 11:00 AM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 46.747 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet46.747192.526211Blake Koch Kaulig RacingChevrolet46.884191.96332Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet86.897191.910Full first practice results
Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, February 19 at 1:00 PM EST. David Starr of TriStar Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.042 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed144David Starr TriStar MotorsportsToyota49.042 183.516233Brandon Jones Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.151 183.109387Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota49.171 183.035Full first practice results
Third and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.420 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.420 182.113207Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet49.667 181.207343Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49.689 181.127Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 20, at 11:00 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least , the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a time of 49.493 and an average speed of .
Mark Thompson, Mario Gosselin, Harrison Rhodes, Derrike Cope, Chris Fontaine, Derek White, Mike Harmon, and Stanton Barrett failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)13Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.506181.79649.493181.844219Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.606181.43049.612 181.408318Bobby Labonte (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.661181.22949.722 181.00642Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.878180.44049.742 180.934520Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.633181.33149.771 180.828662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.913180.31449.864 180.491733Brandon Jones (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.866180.48449.869 180.473822Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord50.035179.87450.005 179.982911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet50.015179.94650.036 179.870101Elliott Sadler JR MotorsportsChevrolet50.050179.82050.063 179.7731116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord30.001126.95650.084179.698126Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord50.072179.74150.263 179.058Eliminated in Round 11348Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.091 179.673 - -1405John Wes Townley (i)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet50.167 179.401 - -155Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet50.177 179.365 - -167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet50.185 179.336 - -1742Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.229 179.179 - -1828Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota50.232 179.169 - -1988Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet50.306 178.905 - -2024Matt TifftJGL RacingChevrolet50.312 178.884 - -2143Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord50.325 178.838 - -2214Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota50.348 178.756 - -2344David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota50.384 178.628 - -2498Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord50.398 178.579 - -2539Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet50.438 178.437 - -2689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet50.461 178.356 - -2785Bobby GerhartGerhart RacingChevrolet50.694 177.536 - -2887Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota50.733 177.399 - -2946Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet50.747 177.350 - -3093Scott Lagasse Jr.RSS RacingChevrolet50.753 177.329 - -3101Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet50.755 177.322 - -3207Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.771 177.267 - -330Eric McClureJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.777 177.246 - -Qualified by owner's points3490Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet50.957176.620 - -3525Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet50.974176.561 - -364Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet51.082176.187 - -3751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet51.208175.754 - -3878B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord51.530174.656 - -3952Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet51.785173.796 - -Qualified by being past champion4017Jeff GreenRick Ware RacingChevrolet51.019176.405 - -Failed to qualify4113Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota50.803177.155 - -4292Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet50.857176.967 - -4397Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet51.146175.967 - -4470Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet51.196175.795 - -4599Chris Fontaine (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet51.208175.754 - -4640Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsDodge51.328175.343 - -4715Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingDodge51.754173.900 - -4874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge0.0000.000 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Laps: 120 FinishNo.DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts188Chase Elliott (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet12019running0222Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord12040running035Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet12030running041Elliott Sadler JR MotorsportsChevrolet1204running3852Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1205running066Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway RacingFord1200running35733Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1200running34819Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1200running33911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1200running321062Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1209running321198Aric Almirola (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1209running0127Justin Allgaier JR MotorsportsChevrolet1200running29133Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1202running291428Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1200running271551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1190running261616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1190running251705John Wes Townley (i)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet1190running01844David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota1190running231987Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota1192running02039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1190running212124Matt Tifft (i)JGL RacingToyota1190running0224Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1180running192318Bobby Labonte (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1180running02478B. J. McLeod (R)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord1180running172543Jeb BurtonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1180running162646Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet1180running152748Brennan Poole (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1170running142825Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet1170running132993Scott Lagasse Jr.RSS RacingChevrolet1170running12300Eric McClureJD MotorsportsChevrolet1170running113120Erik Jones (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1150running103252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1140running93307Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1140running83442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1110running03514Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota1030transmission63689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet590rear gear53717Jeff GreenRick Ware RacingChevrolet500transmission43890Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet220accident33985Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet60accident24001Ryan Preece (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet50accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 38 2 Bubba Wallace 35 (-3) 3 Brandon Jones 34 (–4) 4 Daniel Suárez 33 (–5) 5 Blake Koch 32 (–6) 5 Brendan Gaughan 32 (-6) 7 Justin Allgaier 29 (-9) 7 Ty Dillon 29 (-9) 9 Dakoda Armstrong 27 (-11) 10 Jeremy Clements 26 (-12) 11 Ryan Reed 25 (-13) 12 David Starr 23 (-15)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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